Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 56.4% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
|
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